REDMOND, Wash.--Pam Heath had led the way through the Microsoft Home, showing off "smart" kitchen appliances and mirrors that display computer-generated messages, before she said the words "Bill G.'s ...

Tucked down a tree-lined lane in London’s swanky Notting Hill lies what appears to be Microsoft Corp.’s version of a domestic dream: a family home where no one has to talk to each other — really. That ...